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Simple Machines
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42 SIMPLEMACHINES Thespoon,forinstance,just suggestsinitssmallhalfmoon,thesize ofagoodswallow,itsweight thefirstbarecounter-weight againstathingsohuge. Hunger,amachinetoo— redlightswitchedon toalert,alert,thehumming beguninany similarsteelbox. Theforkmakes furtherdistinctions,theworld nottobegatheredbutseized,not invitedin butpierced,draggedalong.Sowe absorb,refuel, resetbrain,heart, themercurialpoint-of-view shiftingwitheachbite,finally omniscientnow:oh,allofussated,everylast gladlivingthing. Thebowl—just alargerspoonforthelittlespoons tovisit,growinspired,rising towhateverlips.Theplate—awhiteorblue expanse,thedreamwehave tothehorizonline attheedgeofthetable whereeventhemostunsinkableships mightvanishbecausetheworld isflatviatheeye’smostclever 43 firstmachinery.EveryonebutColumbus knewthat.Andtheknife. Betternot thinkoftheknife,itsblade turnedinforthemoment,sospareinits beauty,betweenspoon andplate,restingtooquiet intheshadethere. ...